How Many People Are Named Braxton?
people named Braxton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,249 people in the US has this name
Based on 66,654 babies named Braxton in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,394 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from an Old English place name meaning "Bracca's town".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Braxton, 1.3% were girls and 98.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Braxton alive today is about 13 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 18 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Braxton first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 2014, to 3,394 babies. In 2025, 2,136 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Braxton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #118, in 2017. In 2025 it ranked #172.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #172 |
| Best rank | #118 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #128 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Braxton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Braxton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5,185 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Braxton was given 4 times as often in West Virginia, 3.3 times in Wyoming and 3.1 times in Utah.
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